Months after approving $20 million in tourism tax money to help build an $84 million soccer-specific stadium in downtown Orlando, several county officials that approved that funding say they were misled about the requirements Major League Soccer said were necessary to award to the city a franchise.

While Miami continues to wait for soccer legend David Beckham to make a final decision about putting a soccer franchise in South Florida; Orlando is moving ahead trying to land a Major League Soccer team of its own.

The day before his team took the field for its Champs Sports Bowl matchup with Notre Dame, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher acknowledged that he had higher hopes for his team than how they ended up in 2011.